To Child Proof or Not To Child Proof - The Busy Parent’s Guide to Creating a
Safe Home!
Start with fire detectors and Co2
detectors. No home should be without them. Once you get them, make sure you
keep up with batter maintenance and ensure that they remain in working
order. These child proofing tools – save lives! The lives they save belong
to the people you love the most. Not only are they inexpensive, easy to
install – but there is no excuse for not having them!
Safety Gates are Perhaps a Parent’s
Best Friend When Home Child Proofing
Use them often and use them well. Tops
of stairs, kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms and other ‘off limits’ areas
throughout your home should simply be taken out of the equation. Install the
gates or purchase portable ones for those areas you don’t want to
permanently block off. These give your toddler freedom to explore and you
peace of mind!
Either a baby is on the way, or you are
desperately trying to figure out the important information when it comes to
child proofing your home.
Basic home child proofing tools used wisely throughout the home can keep
your child safe and your home intact.
If You Have a Newborn or Young Baby,
a Child Proofed Baby Monitor is a Must Have !
Many are equipped with video and sound
monitoring. You should purchase what you can afford and what suits your
needs. If you have a large home and the baby sleeps upstairs – you don’t
want to be stuck waiting outside their door. Some baby monitors can even
keep track of breathing while your child sleeps and alert you if there is a
problem. That’s a great tool if you are especially worried about SIDS.
Here’s a Child Proofed advice for You " If it
opens put a door lock on it ! "
The cabinets and closet space you love
in your home will be one of the things you dislike when you have a mobile
baby amidst your feet. Suddenly everything will be open and shut, emptied
and refilled. The problem is that breakables, cosmetics, cleaning supplies
and other hazards are inadvertently presenting danger.
Those 4 items are the most important.
Rest assured there are plenty more things that you will want. But for
starters, cover this list and you will be on your way to a safe home.
